Hansen v. Pauley

67 Wn.2d 345 (1965)

407 P.2d 811

J.C. HANSEN et al., Respondents,

v.

JAMES PAULEY et al., Appellants.[*]

No. 37043.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 10, 1965.

Gordon, Goodwin & Sager and Warren R. Peterson, for appellants.

Schweppe, Reiter, Doolittle & Krug, for respondents.

HAMILTON, J.

This is a host-guest action, governed by Laws of 1957, ch. 132, § 1, p. 484 (RCW 46.08.080)[1] Plaintiffs, husband and wife, as invited guest passengers in defendants' automobile, suffered severe injuries in a head-on collision and initiated this suit against their hosts alleging gross negligence.…